Experience farms that regenerate culture: soil, gut, craft & society

ABOUT NEAR

Step onto farms where the soil, the season, and the people inspire work that feels alive.

Workshops, events, offsites, retreats & residencies: we craft farm experiences for groups and individuals to create, learn, work, and reconnect with nature.

Gateways to desirable futures

EXPERIENCES

Stories of this Land is an on-farm residency program where selected storytellers create multi-perspective stories, shared at public farm events and private network events.

Storytelling at Erve Kiekebos

Experience team building and nature stewardship, on a regenerative dairy farm between Rotterdam, Delft, and The Hague.

Team Building in Pijnacker

Coworking from an Amsterdam farm

Join our Friday cowork retreats to rediscover how work feels when it’s held by nature’s pace. Hosted on a biodynamic organic farm in Amsterdam.

Our experiences are an invitation to escape from the city, without leaving it behind.

Let the land feed your ideas, and your ideas nourish the land.

WHAT WE OFFER FARMERS

NEAR turns your regenerative farm into a welcoming, inspiring destination.

We support regenerative and transitioning farmers in transforming underused spaces and scattered guest activities into cohesive, income-generating hospitality ventures without sacrificing the core farming work.

From vision to operations, we offer full-spectrum support across the hospitality value chain, so you can open your farm to guests with confidence and ease.

NEAR’s services

    • NEAR evaluates your farm’s potential and helps shape a clear vision aligned with your farm’s identity and values

    • We identify opportunities based on local context, infrastructure, and community

    • We design a multi-use hospitality concept: e.g. retreat venue, artist residency, farm coworking, etc.

    • NEAR shapes targeted hospitality offers like retreats, workshops, residencies, memberships, overnight stays, etc.

    • We develop experience packages that align with your land, story, and values

    • We structure pricing and handle seasonal planning

    • NEAR co-creates and manages events, retreats, and on-farm activations

    • We source and coordinate facilitators, artists, chefs, or educators

    • We manage bookings, logistics, and guest experience

    • NEAR matches you with aligned creatives, educators, and organizations

    • We form bioregional collaboration networks focused on community and art

    • Attract value-aligned partners to co-deliver or co-manage programming

    • NEAR builds tailored business models 

    • We develop operational systems for low-effort day-to-day management

    • We can co-manage operations long-term to maintain quality and ease your workload

    • NEAR develops or adjusts your brand strategy, positioning, and storytelling

    • We develop your visual identity and communication to guests